14 New Leases On (And For) Life On Union Street
The first comment from our post entitled The Union Street Blues (“according to the Chronicle 35 businesses “went under from the start of 2008 through the second quarter of 2009…
Noe Valley Close To Politely Removing Its Restaurant Cap
From the San Francisco Examiner with respect to the current cap on new full-service restaurants along 24th Street in Noe: With a unanimous vote Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors repealed…
Warfield Theater Building (988 Market): Condos With A Twist
Don’t panic, The Warfield itself isn’t going condo (or away). But seven of the eight adjacent floors of the Gustav Albert Lansburgh designed Warfield Theater Building (988 Market) are about…
A Bayshore Boulevard Corridor Conundrum As Lowe’s Leads The Way
“The Board of Supervisors is poised to approve interim zoning rules that would force large retail stores or chain stores to secure a conditional use permit before opening a location…
Hotel Utah On The Market, Saloon To Stay (We Hope)
While it’s not listed on the MLS, a plugged-in tipster notes San Francisco’s iconic Hotel Utah (500 4th Street) is on the market and asking $2,350,000 for its 28 “Tourist…
Mojo Parklet In Place (And Rather Popular On This Sunny Day)
While it hasn’t officially been unveiled, the new “parklet” in front of Mojo Bicycle Café is in place and already rather popular on a sunny day. Designed by RG Architecture,…
Selling At A Loss In An Attempt To Make A Profit (Elsewhere)
Purchased for $245 million in 2005, the 730,000-square-foot south financial district twin-tower building at 303 Second Street is returning to the market with expectations of a $220 million sale price…
A Declining Decade For San Francisco Office Occupancy Rates
According to The Corporate Real Estate Letter, San Francisco ended 2009 with 70,931,839 square feet of occupied office space for a vacancy rate of 15.6% versus 80,252,228 occupied square feet…
Make That 441,469 Spaces: Proposed Curbside Cafe Conversions
“Curbside parking spaces in North Beach would be replaced with cafe seating in the latest initiative to rethink how streets are used in San Francisco – making them less focused…
Could Julius’ Castle Become Your Own?
Long seeking a new tenant since shutting down two years ago under allegations of landlord fraud, misrepresentation, and lease issues, a plugged-in tipster notes that 302 Greenwich (a.k.a. Julius’ Castle)…